The United States Department of JusticeJustice NewsFriday, April 6, 2018Attorney General Announces Zero-Tolerance Policy for Criminal Illegal EntryAttorney General Jeff Sessions today notified all U.S. Attorney’s Offices along the Southwest Border of a new “zero-tolerance policy” for offenses under 8 U.S.C. § 1325(a), which prohibits both attempted illegal entry and illegal entry into the United States by an alien. The implementation of the Attorney General’s zero-tolerance policy comes as the Department of Homeland Security reported a 203 percent increase in illegal border crossings from March 2017 to March 2018, and a 37 percent increase from February 2018 to March 2018—the largest month-to-month increase since 2011.
cageywayne about 5 years ago
The United States Department of JusticeJustice NewsFriday, April 6, 2018Attorney General Announces Zero-Tolerance Policy for Criminal Illegal EntryAttorney General Jeff Sessions today notified all U.S. Attorney’s Offices along the Southwest Border of a new “zero-tolerance policy” for offenses under 8 U.S.C. § 1325(a), which prohibits both attempted illegal entry and illegal entry into the United States by an alien. The implementation of the Attorney General’s zero-tolerance policy comes as the Department of Homeland Security reported a 203 percent increase in illegal border crossings from March 2017 to March 2018, and a 37 percent increase from February 2018 to March 2018—the largest month-to-month increase since 2011.
gammaguy about 5 years ago
“…the largest month-to-month increase since 2011.”
Which is an admission that things have been “worse” in the past than in the current “crisis”.